Bays of Oregon
17 named bays of Oregon are covered here, spread across 8 counties, as recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System.
Federal profile, 2026
The counts below are drawn from the federal register of place names.
| Kind of place | Bay |
|---|---|
| Kind | bays |
| State | Oregon |
| Named places covered | 17 |
| Counties | 8 |
Places covered here
- Boiler Bay
- Cape Cove
- Cleetwood Cove
- Coos Bay
- Depoe Bay
- Devils Churn
- Devils Elbow
- Netarts Bay
- Pirate Cove
- Port Orford
- Smuggler Cove
- South Cove
- Starfish Cove
- Sunset Bay
- Winchester Bay
- Yaquina Bay
- Youngs Bay
Questions
How many named bays does Oregon have?
17 are covered here, across 8 counties, drawn from the federal Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey. It is a work of the United States government and is not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
Feature class is the category the U.S. Geological Survey assigns in the Geographic Names Information System. It is the federal classification and not an editorial grouping.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026